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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Welcome!

In an effort to be more hospitable and to be able to willingly welcome friends and family into our home on a weekly basis, we've set up some cleaning zones:

Zone 1- Monday - Bedrooms

Bedrooms

Wash area
rugs

Straighten
up makeup

Straighten
drawer cabinets

Polish
Furniture

Clean
cobwebs

Wash
mattress pad/dust ruffle

Flip
mattress

Empty trash

Wash windows

Cull some
books from bookcase

Straighten
bookcase

Clean under
the bed

Straighten
drawers

Rearrange
videos/games/books

Closet

Straighten
the top shelves

Arrange the
shoes

Dust shoe
bookcase

Clean
cobwebs

Straighten
desk

Put away
stray items

Sort
out-grown clothes

Halls

Dust shelves

Organize
books

Cobwebs

Floor

Smoke Alarm

Zone 2 – Tuesday - Living Room/Library,
Office

Clean
cobwebs

Clean
windows

Straighten
bookcases

Wash
ornaments and knick-knacks

Clean out
end tables

Wipe
fingerprints from walls

Polish
furniture

Clean Piano

Organize
Music books

Clean
instruments

Clean under
cushions

Move
furniture and vacuum

Wash lights
and light switches

Wash floor

Office /Library

Clear off
the desk surfaces

Throw away
pens that don’t work

Sharpen
pencils

Throw out
all the trash

File papers

Straighten
one drawer at a time

Toss out old
receipts from over 7 years

Clean off
the monitor screen

Fill printer
caddy with paper

Establish a
place for current bills

Vacuum under
desk and the whole room

Dust
furniture

Clean
windows

Remove
cobwebs

Check
supplies of paper and printer cartridges

Stamps and
envelopes

Water plants

Zone 3 – Wednesday - Great Room

Clean fish;
change filter

Clean
cobwebs

Clean
windows

Straighten
and dust bookcases

Water plants

Clean out tables

Wipe
fingerprints from walls

Polish
furniture

Clean out videos/
clean TV

Clean under
cushions

Clean out
fireplace/ ashes

Move
furniture and vacuum

Wash floor

Clean Kitty
Litter Box

Weekly Cleaning Schedule

1: Monday -
Bedrooms

2: Tuesday -
Living room – Library, Offices

3: Wednesday
- Great Room

4: Thursday
- Bathrooms

5: Friday -
Entrance/front porch

6. Saturday
- Kitchen /laundry room

Zone 4 – Thursday – Bathrooms

Bathroom

Scrub Tub/Shine
fixtures

Scrub and shine
sinks

Scrub toilet

Wash area
rugs

Scrub floor

Straighten
drawers/ cabinets

Clean
medicine cabinet

Throw away
empty bottles

Check for
cobwebs

Empty Trash

Upstairs bathroom

Sweep/scrub floor

Straighten
drawers/cabinets

Clean
shower/tub stall

Wash down
outside of toilet

Clean inside
of toilet

Throw away empty containers

Empty Trash

Check
supplies

Zone 5 – Friday – Entrance/Front Porch

Entrance

Start at the
ceiling and work your way down to the floor.

Clean
cobwebs

Dust window
sills and front door

Wash window

Clean switch
plate of hand prints and walls if needed

Put plants
in to the shower and give them a good rinse.

Straighten
the coat rack

Sweep vacuum
or mop the floor

Add your own
personal touches to make it more welcoming.

Front Porch

Sweep down
cobweb and spider webs

Sweep off
porch furniture.

Sweep the
porch.

Throw away
any dead plants.

Prune back
unruly bushes from the entrance.

Repot
planters if necessary (in summer)

Refill bird
feeders.

Wipe off
tables, banisters, and light fixtures.

Get rid of
unwanted items.

Add your own
personal touches to welcome friends and family

Zone 6 – Saturday – Kitchen/Laundry

Kitchen

Empty fridge/clean
thoroughly

Clean
microwave inside and out

Clean
stove/oven

Wash
canister/knick-knacks

Straighten
drawers/cupboards

Wipe
fingerprints off walls

Wash inside
windows

Clean
fan/vent-a-hood filters and hood

Scrub down
cabinet fronts (only a few at a time)

Clean light
defusing bowls (glass globes over light bulbs)

Clean under
sink/throw away old rags

Clean pet
dishes

Laundry room

Wipe down
the top of the washer and dryer

Clean the
gunk from under the washer lid

Clean out
the dryer vent

Throw out
empty bottles and boxes

Empty the
garbage can

Check
supplies of laundry detergent, softener, spot remover

Sweep and
mop the floor

Remove the
cobwebs

Put away all
clothes

Look behind
appliances for odd socks

I really don't care if our house is perfect. What I care about is that I want our home to be welcoming, to be a place where visitors are comfortable and relaxed. I want to be able to love others and to be able to demonstrate the love of Christ to them. A clean and organized environment is part of that. A welcoming heart matters most.

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